Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
930 S ALBANY ST (Primary)
Important Dates
1895-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
930 S ALBANY ST - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Builder
Owner

Location Information

Addresses
930 S ALBANY ST Primary
932 S ALBANY ST Alternative
934 S ALBANY ST Alternative
932 1/2 S ALBANY ST Alternative
932 1/4 S ALBANY ST Alternative
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
Administrative Areas
Westlake Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
Los Angeles City Council District 1 (Council District)
WESTLAKE SOUTH NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL (Neighborhood Council)
PICO-UNION NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Residential-Multi Family, Apartment House   Use: Historic     Style: Neoclassical    
Type: California OHP Resource Attribute - HP03. Multiple family property          
Features
Component: Cladding Type: Wood clapboards Material: none defined
Component: Construction Type: Wood Material: none defined
Component: Door Type: Single; Security door Material: Metal
Component: Door Type: French doors; Double; Divided lights Material: Wood
Component: Entryway Type: Balcony; Projecting; Balustrade Material: Wood
Component: Façade Type: Symmetrical Material: none defined
Component: Plan Type: Rectangular Material: none defined
Component: Porch Type: Columns (Porch Supports); With Pedestals (Porch Supports); Projecting; Partial width; Roof, gable Material: Wood
Component: Roof Type: Eaves, boxed; Parapet, flat; Dentils; Cornice; Pent; Flat Material: none defined
Component: Window Type: Double-hung; Fixed; Bay, canted; Divided lights; Transom Material: Wood
Component: Window Type: Double-hung; Bay, canted Material: Wood
Component: Window Type: Double-hung; Paired; Divided lights, top sash Material: Wood
Component: Window Type: Paired; Double-hung Material: Wood

Narrative Description

No description available
Alterations
Security window bars added

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2013-09-17
Context/Theme
Residential Development and Suburbanization, 1850-1980
Early Residential Development, 1880-1930
Early Multi-Family Residential Development, 1880-1930
Residential
Multi-Family Residence
Eligibility Standards
  • Retains most of the essential physical and character-defining features from the period of significance
  • Has an important association with early settlement or residential development within a neighborhood or community
  • Dates from the period of significance
  • Is a rare surviving example of the type in the neighborhood or community
  • Represents a very early period of settlement/residential development in a neighborhood or community
  • Integrity Aspects
    Setting
    Association
    Materials
    Workmanship
    Design
    Feeling
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Location
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3S
    5S3
    3CS
    Significance Statement
    Rare example of an early apartment house in Westlake; represents the earliest pattern of multi-family residential development in the area.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1895-01-01

    Date Evaluated
    2013-09-17
    Context/Theme
    Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
    Late 19th and Early 20th Century Architecture, 1865-1950
    Neoclassical, 1885-1927
    Residential
    Multi-Family Residence
    Eligibility Standards
  • Smooth stone or masonry exteriors; stucco and clapboard in residential buildings
  • Parapets incorporating balustrades
  • Formal arrangement of architectural elements
  • Exhibits quality of design through distinctive features
  • Monumental in scale, often with pedimented porticos
  • Represents an early or rare example of the style in the community in which it is located
  • Retains essential character-defining features from the period of significance
  • Exemplifies the tenets of the late Victorian era and the Neoclassical style
  • Was constructed during the period of significance
  • May range from two to fourteen stories in height
  • Integrity Aspects
    Feeling
    Design
    Setting
    Materials
    Workmanship
    Location
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3S
    5S3
    3CS
    Significance Statement
    Excellent example of Neoclassical multi-family residential architecture in Westlake.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1895-01-01

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: 784e1f1d-6613-4cca-be62-1a4738155dc7
    Property Identification Number: 129A205 143
    Property Identification Number: 129A205 143
    Property Identification Number: 129A205 143
    Property Identification Number: 129A205 143
    Property Identification Number: 129A205 143
    House ID: 608428

    Related Resources

    Related Historic Resources

    None

    Related Historic Districts

    None

    Related Activities

    SurveyLA - Westlake Survey (was assessed in / assessed)

    Related Historic Events

    None

    Related People/Organizations

    Historic Resources Group (Surveying Firm, was surveyed by / surveyed)

    Related Information Resources

    Images
    Documents
    SurveyLA: Westlake Historic Resources Survey Report (Document/Text, is referred to in / refers to)